2024 Festival Plate Betting Odds at Cheltenham racecourse

Thursday, 14 March 2024

So Scottish heads the betting for the Plate Handicap Chase, with Emmet Mullins’ charge having finished first or second in his past five races, with Willie Mullins also having a couple of smart contenders. Haut En Couleurs hasn’t yet landed a victory but will drop down in class and line up as one of the top-weighted runners for this clash over two miles, four and a half furlongs.

Adamantly Chosen can potentially run a big race off a smaller weight, with Balco Coastal another interesting runner who could go well for Nicky Henderson. The bookmakers will be looking to offer extra value for this race after the Ryanair Chase and Stayers Hurdle, although it’s the favourite who could prosper off a lower mark.

So Scottish
So Scottish
11.00
So Scottish
So Scottish
Best Odds11.00
All Odds10/1
Stumptown
Stumptown
13.00
Stumptown
Stumptown
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/1
The Goffer
The Goffer
15.00
The Goffer
The Goffer
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Haut En Couleurs
Haut En Couleurs
15.00
Haut En Couleurs
Haut En Couleurs
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Datsalrightgino
Datsalrightgino
15.00
Datsalrightgino
Datsalrightgino
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/1
Midnight River
Midnight River
17.00
Midnight River
Midnight River
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Ga Law
Ga Law
17.00
Ga Law
Ga Law
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Il Ridoto
Il Ridoto
17.00
Il Ridoto
Il Ridoto
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Balco Coastal
Balco Coastal
17.00
Balco Coastal
Balco Coastal
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
French Dynamite
French Dynamite
17.00
French Dynamite
French Dynamite
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Seddon
Seddon
17.00
Seddon
Seddon
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Unexpected Party
Unexpected Party
17.00
Unexpected Party
Unexpected Party
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1
Nassalam
Nassalam
21.00
Nassalam
Nassalam
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Gesskille
Gesskille
21.00
Gesskille
Gesskille
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Elimay
Elimay
21.00
Elimay
Elimay
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Fastorslow
Fastorslow
21.00
Fastorslow
Fastorslow
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Notlongtillmay
Notlongtillmay
21.00
Notlongtillmay
Notlongtillmay
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Magic Daze
Magic Daze
21.00
Magic Daze
Magic Daze
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Hollow Games
Hollow Games
21.00
Hollow Games
Hollow Games
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Beauport
Beauport
21.00
Beauport
Beauport
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/1
Straw Fan Jack
Straw Fan Jack
26.00
Straw Fan Jack
Straw Fan Jack
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Gevrey
Gevrey
26.00
Gevrey
Gevrey
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Ashtown Lad
Ashtown Lad
26.00
Ashtown Lad
Ashtown Lad
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Cooper's Cross
Cooper's Cross
26.00
Cooper's Cross
Cooper's Cross
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
James Du Berlais
James Du Berlais
26.00
James Du Berlais
James Du Berlais
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Bill Baxter
Bill Baxter
26.00
Bill Baxter
Bill Baxter
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Frero Banbou
Frero Banbou
26.00
Frero Banbou
Frero Banbou
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Marvel De Cerisy
Marvel De Cerisy
26.00
Marvel De Cerisy
Marvel De Cerisy
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Now Where Or When
Now Where Or When
26.00
Now Where Or When
Now Where Or When
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
El Barra
El Barra
26.00
El Barra
El Barra
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Caribean Boy
Caribean Boy
26.00
Caribean Boy
Caribean Boy
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Shakem Up'arry
Shakem Up'arry
26.00
Shakem Up'arry
Shakem Up'arry
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Ciel De Neige
Ciel De Neige
26.00
Ciel De Neige
Ciel De Neige
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Quel Destin
Quel Destin
26.00
Quel Destin
Quel Destin
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Final Orders
Final Orders
26.00
Final Orders
Final Orders
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Appreciate It
Appreciate It
26.00
Appreciate It
Appreciate It
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Dolcita
Dolcita
26.00
Dolcita
Dolcita
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Ha D'or
Ha D'or
26.00
Ha D'or
Ha D'or
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Bronn
Bronn
26.00
Bronn
Bronn
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Riviere D'etel
Riviere D'etel
26.00
Riviere D'etel
Riviere D'etel
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Jeremys Flame
Jeremys Flame
26.00
Jeremys Flame
Jeremys Flame
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Equus Dance
Equus Dance
26.00
Equus Dance
Equus Dance
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1
Fan De Blues
Fan De Blues
34.00
Fan De Blues
Fan De Blues
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Kiltealy Briggs
Kiltealy Briggs
34.00
Kiltealy Briggs
Kiltealy Briggs
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Mister Fisher
Mister Fisher
34.00
Mister Fisher
Mister Fisher
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Espoir De Guye
Espoir De Guye
34.00
Espoir De Guye
Espoir De Guye
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Saint Roi
Saint Roi
34.00
Saint Roi
Saint Roi
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
War Lord
War Lord
34.00
War Lord
War Lord
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Al Dancer
Al Dancer
34.00
Al Dancer
Al Dancer
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Effernock Fizz
Effernock Fizz
34.00
Effernock Fizz
Effernock Fizz
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Silver Hallmark
Silver Hallmark
34.00
Silver Hallmark
Silver Hallmark
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Epson Du Houx
Epson Du Houx
34.00
Epson Du Houx
Epson Du Houx
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Numitor
Numitor
34.00
Numitor
Numitor
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Farceur Du Large
Farceur Du Large
34.00
Farceur Du Large
Farceur Du Large
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Burrows Saint
Burrows Saint
34.00
Burrows Saint
Burrows Saint
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Pink Legend
Pink Legend
34.00
Pink Legend
Pink Legend
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Fantastic Lady
Fantastic Lady
34.00
Fantastic Lady
Fantastic Lady
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Gold Cup Bailly
Gold Cup Bailly
34.00
Gold Cup Bailly
Gold Cup Bailly
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Upping The Anti
Upping The Anti
34.00
Upping The Anti
Upping The Anti
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Demachine
Demachine
34.00
Demachine
Demachine
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Francky Du Berlais
Francky Du Berlais
34.00
Francky Du Berlais
Francky Du Berlais
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Hereditary Rule
Hereditary Rule
34.00
Hereditary Rule
Hereditary Rule
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Fugitif
Fugitif
34.00
Fugitif
Fugitif
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1
Stolen Silver
Stolen Silver
41.00
Stolen Silver
Stolen Silver
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Celebre D'Allen
Celebre D'Allen
41.00
Celebre D'Allen
Celebre D'Allen
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Riders Onthe Storm
Riders Onthe Storm
41.00
Riders Onthe Storm
Riders Onthe Storm
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Escaria Ten
Escaria Ten
41.00
Escaria Ten
Escaria Ten
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Phoenix Way
Phoenix Way
41.00
Phoenix Way
Phoenix Way
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Gin On Lime
Gin On Lime
41.00
Gin On Lime
Gin On Lime
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Mars Harper
Mars Harper
41.00
Mars Harper
Mars Harper
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Zambella
Zambella
41.00
Zambella
Zambella
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/1
Battleoverdoyen
Battleoverdoyen
51.00
Battleoverdoyen
Battleoverdoyen
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1
Lieutenant Command
Lieutenant Command
51.00
Lieutenant Command
Lieutenant Command
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1

2023 Plate Handicap Chase Betting Tips

So Scottish has been favourably handicapped according to the best Cheltenham Festival betting sites, with Emmet Mullins’ runner going off a mark of 10-12 and perhaps that will allow the six-year-old to be in the shake-up. The horse has had a long lay-off since finishing second in a handicap chase at Ascot back in November, with the runner having been seemingly tilted at this affair.

Haut En Couleurs carries an extra stone for this race although remains among the favourites, with the Willie Mullins-trained charge finishing sixth in last year’s Arkle and the horse then finished second in the Red Mills Chase when being sent off as the 4/6 favourite, while the same runner was a faller in the Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase.

Adamantly Chosen has been struggling for wins recently although a second-placed finish behind Mighty Potter in the Ladbrokes Novice Chase looks really impressive considering that the latter is favourite to win the Turners Chase. However, it’s possible that the horse will instead be entered for the first race on Day 3 of the Festival.

Stage Star looks like the best each-way bet in the race and the horse has triumphed three times in four races this season. Paul Nicholls will hope that the runner kicks on from landing the spoils at Cheltenham on 28 January when the horse was sent off at 11/4 before securing a victory. There could be more to come from a horse who has an impressive strike rate.


2022 Festival Plate Tips

There have been a variety of different Cheltenham trainers who have triumphed in the Festival Plate over the past few years and it’s clear that this handicap betting race is difficult to predict. Emmet Mullins saddled The Shunter to success last season at the Cheltenham Festival, with the eight-year-old landing the spoils off a relatively low weight of 10-5.

However, two of the previous three winners when it came to the Festival Plate betting odds were off a higher weight of 11-04, with The Storyteller and Simply the Betts managing to get a victory at the Cheltenham Festival. Our Cheltenham betting tips will hopefully give you an insight into the victorious connections.

Imperial Alcazar and Saint Sam Among Betting Favourites

Imperial Alcazar was distinctly underwhelming in the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, with the horse being well-fancied at betting odds of 11/2 although there have been more encouraging performances since that fateful day. Paddy Brennan gave the horse a decent spin in a festive race at Chepstow.

The same horse was then sent off at 9/1 by the leading horse racing betting sites in the Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase on 29 January before claming a victory at Cheltenham Racecourse and this is likely to be among the Cheltenham tips when it comes to many of the leading contenders.

Saint Sam could well go off betting favourite for the 2022 Festival Plate, with the five-year-old having enjoyed a promising career thus far. The runner ran pretty well at the Dublin Festival when finishing third in the Patrick Ward & Co Solicitors Irish Arkle Novice Chase and that was behind Blue Lord and Riviere D’etel who will also line up in one of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival races.

Torn and Frayed could be the Cheltenham market mover, with the eight-year-old saddled by the experienced Nigel Twiston-Davies. A victory in the Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase at the end of January, with this being a six-length victory which has really laid down a market for this race.



The Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase takes place towards the end of Day Three when it comes to the Cheltenham Festival, with the runners and riders only confirmed close to the start of the race.

Siruh Du Lac was the winner of the 2019 race for trainer Nick Williams, with female jockey Lizzie Kelly riding the six-year-old to glory, while Road to Respect was another six-year-old who triumphed in 2017.

One of the more likely runners in the Brown Advisory is Ben Dundee who ran very well at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival. The eight-year-old finished third in the Close Brothers Novices’ Handicap Chase at odds of 33/1, with Gordon Elliott likely to send his charge into the race.

The fact that Ben Dundee was trading at 33/1 meant that he outran his particular odds, with the horse having run well at Navan and Leopardstown this season. We know that the charge can adapt to the conditions at Cheltenham and the horse could open as favourite.

Riders Onthe Storm ran in the same race at the Festival in 2019, although the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained horse fell in the Close Brothers race and will return to the racecourse hoping to stay on his feet this time.

The horse has scored two victories this season, with the seven-year-old winning the Virgin Bet Handicap Chase at Aintree when trading as the 4/1 co-favourite, while this was followed up by a victory in the Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase.

Spiritofthegames is certainly a horse that knows his way around Cheltenham racecourse, with the eight-year-old having finished second at Prestbury Park in December and January.

The Dan Skelton-trained horse ran into second in a Gold Cup Handicap Chase despite trading at 40/1, with the runner coming off second best to Warthog in the run-in, while it was another second place finish in a Grade 3 race on 25 January and the horse has to be considered again.

The 2022 Cheltenham Festival betting odds are now available for the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase, with this being one of the longer distance encounters at the meeting. This is a fantastic race on Day Two of the Festival, with Galopin Des Champs potentially trading at odds-on to win this important race.

Paul Nicholls could have a leading contender in the form of Bravemansgame who has won his past few races and it’s worth comparing the Cheltenham Festival 2022 odds to find out the horses that are likely to run. Make sure you take up the Cheltenham NRNB odds where possible.


The Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase takes place towards the end of Day Three when it comes to the Cheltenham Festival, with the runners and riders only confirmed close to the start of the race.

Siruh Du Lac was the winner of the 2019 race for trainer Nick Williams, with female jockey Lizzie Kelly riding the six-year-old to glory, while Road to Respect was another six-year-old who triumphed in 2017.

One of the more likely runners in the Brown Advisory is Ben Dundee who ran very well at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival. The eight-year-old finished third in the Close Brothers Novices’ Handicap Chase at odds of 33/1, with Gordon Elliott likely to send his charge into the race.

The fact that Ben Dundee was trading at 33/1 meant that he outran his particular odds, with the horse having run well at Navan and Leopardstown this season. We know that the charge can adapt to the conditions at Cheltenham and the horse could open as favourite.

Riders Onthe Storm ran in the same race at the Festival in 2019, although the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained horse fell in the Close Brothers race and will return to the racecourse hoping to stay on his feet this time.

The horse has scored two victories this season, with the seven-year-old winning the Virgin Bet Handicap Chase at Aintree when trading as the 4/1 co-favourite, while this was followed up by a victory in the Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase.

Spiritofthegames is certainly a horse that knows his way around Cheltenham racecourse, with the eight-year-old having finished second at Prestbury Park in December and January.

The Dan Skelton-trained horse ran into second in a Gold Cup Handicap Chase despite trading at 40/1, with the runner coming off second best to Warthog in the run-in, while it was another second place finish in a Grade 3 race on 25 January and the horse has to be considered again.